Just wanting to compare. I just had surgery on Feb 12th. Feel like I'm doing well. Here's what my doctor has printed out for the first year.

400 to 600 calories per day

No more than 15 carbs per day or 5 per meal

No bread, rice, Pasta or noodles for a year (because of the carbs)

No beef for a year.

No diet soda ever again

Only fat-free milk, yogurt, etc ever

60 to 80 grams of Protein per day

64 oz of fluids per day.

What does your diet for the rest of your life look like?

Why stay away front beef for a year? Great source of iron which you will certainly be lacking after the op due to restricted intake .... after a year of deprivation of those foods I hope it doesn't lead to gain like all other low carb diets when you introduce them back in your diet.

Thanks guys! I thought this was a very restricted diet. I believe that 1,000 calories a day should be fine and 60-80 of Protein and 30-45 of carbs. I so very much agree that this process is about learning how to eat normally and not a race to lose 100 lbs. I work full-time, on my feet, I feel like I need the energy. Besides such restricted carbohydrates worries me about my acid-base balance and kidney stones. They do a thousand or more surgeries a year. I cannot believe that every patient follows this very strict diet. I plan to stick to what you guys are doing. If it takes longer to lose weight, that's cool, as long as it goes down.

Thanks Again

My nut does not have life diet. We progress at month 3. Then 6 then 12.

I get 60-80 grams Protein

45-60 carbs

25 grams fat

That is about 400-550 calories per day for now. Long term will have 900-1100 calories per day